Operational Standards and Building Safety Levy Lead

• There is an expectation to work in the Office as and when required. This role provides the opportunity for hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home, subject to managerial approval, or from one of our offices.
• 30 days' annual leave (in addition to bank holidays).
• The contract offered is permanent and full-time (37 hours per week).

The Operational Standards and Buildings Safety Level Lead will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Councils compliance with the Operational Standard Rules, Monitoring Data managing the Building Safety Level on behalf of the organisation.

This role will lead on the administration, audit, and financial oversight of levy-related processes, ensuring robust systems are in place to meet internal and external audit standards. This role additionally manages a team of Building Control Technicians, providing technical leadership and ensuring high-quality service delivery across Building Control Functions.

Your day-to-day work will primarily involve:

• Being Somerset Councils expert on levy implementation as a subject matter and the lead officer for system administration for the Buildings Control database.
• Being a lead officer in ensuring effective systems and controls to enable the service to be compliant in relation to the Buildings Safety Act 2022.
• Acting as the primary liaison with Finance, Legal and the Planning teams to ensure levy processes align with the broader council systems.
• Preparing and presenting reports, briefings, and recommendations to senior management, the Building Safety Regulator, and elected Members.

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, with agreement from the manager.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have:

• A Degree or equivalent experience in a Building Control or regulatory field, Business Administration or related discipline.
• Commitment to work towards membership of a relevant professional body e.g. Tech CABE.
• Strong management skills to directly line manage a team of Building Control Support Technicians.
• In depth understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022 and other Building Control Legislation as well as strong knowledge of Local Authority finance and levy mechanisms.
• Experience in audit processes and standards building control services and policy development for service improvement.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

The salary for the role is Grade 10, ranging from £37,289 to £41,771 per annum.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Sam Tully, Service Manager – Building Control at Samuel.tully@somerset.gov.uk

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

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